It
is a tribute to Cerasis artistry and understanding of C. P. E. Bach's
idiosyncratic idiom that this recital grips the listeners attention
from the very first note and refuses to let go. see
Full Review

Susan
Sheppard plays some of these movements with rare vitality and energy.
If all of them were as good as the best this set would be one of the
finest recordings available. As it is these discs give an idea of what
might have been. … see Full Review

All
things considered, this is not an excellent recording. Since the choir
has such a central place in this work, a weak choir, as is the case
here, leaves the listener wanting more, much more. … see Full
Review

The
main interest in purchasing this bargain set is to discover the sons
of the great Bach and hear how their father’s music influenced them.
CPE Bach was indeed an excellent composer, and his music is very interesting.
… see Full Review

Pearl
have in this disc and in GEM 0151 cornered the market in Barber archive
material. A compelling historical survey in honest and unpretentious
sound in performances lacking nothing in their power to move. ... see
Full Review

A
useful, super-budget coupling of two twentieth century classics that
are fascinating to listen to side by side. Ultimately however the competition
is just too strong for the Royal Stockholm’s performances. … see
Full Review

Marred
by exorbitant cost, in relation to the running time and the use of a
synthesiser instead of proper instrument, David Bedford and Alison Powell’s
cantata, an account of the breakdown of the Pankhurst "Unity",
is a richly rewarding piece of musical drama sung with consummate conviction
by three superb sopranos. ... see Full
Review

Good
to have Kovacevich’s reading of the Piano Concerto back in the
catalogue; a good introduction to or a timely reminder of Bennett’s
varied but never indifferent music. A pity that this CD does not include
either Spells, Aubade, Calendar or Commedia IV …
see Full Review

This
1984 recording was the first to present the score complete. The DVD
presents the programme exactly as shown on television. … see Full
Review

Henry BISHOP(1786-1855)
Lo
Hear the gentle lark, Welcome to this place, Should he upbraid, Who
is Sylvia?,That time of year, When that I was a little tiny boy, Come
live with me and be my love, Hark, hark each Spartan hound, Oh! Never
say that I was false of heart, Who is Sylvia (2), Sing Willow, It was
a lover and his lass, Under the greenwood tree
Take oh! Take those lips away, Flower of this purple dye, Now the hungry
lions roar, Orpheus with his lute, Come, thou monarch of the vine, Spirits
advance - Jeanette Ager, Joseph Cornwell, Simon Davies. Rachel Elliott,
Julia Gooding, Simon Grant, Susan Gritton, Helen Groves, Andrew King,
Joanne Lunn, Andrew Murgatroyd, William Purefoy, Christopher Robson,
Mark Tucker, Roderick Williams
Musicians of the Globe/Philip Pickett - Recorded All Saints, Tooting,
London September 1996
DECCA 470 381-2 [67.09] [JW]

Bishop’s
lyrical impulse – nicely orchestrated, harmonically alive, suitably
lively. This disc will give you a lot of pleasure. … see
Full Review

The
First Quartet goes with a great sense of yearning passion and a swing
while the hushed breathlessness of the sostenuto of the Second is remarkable.
Hyperion's Delmé tend to take things more slowly. Terse and sensitive
playing. ... see Full Review.

This
is a fascinating and highly stimulating CD. How fortunate we are that
sixty years or more after these recordings were made they are once again
widely available in fine transfers (and at such a ridiculously cheap
price) … see Full Review

Hanson’s
tempi are sometimes too fast, other times too slow, but his orchestra
sounds fine, especially the woodwinds. Hanson does not sentimentalise
the rich melodies but paces and phrases with care yet without losing
forward drive … see Full Review

A
welcome addition to Decca's British Music Collection, coupling a fine,
dramatic rendering of Geoffrey Burgon's substantial Requiem with one
of his most popular pieces, the short Nunc Dimittis written for TV.
… see Full Review

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